How fitting that Clare Maguire's debut should emerge a fortnight after the Brits, for it effortlessly revives the spirit of Brits awards past, when Annie Lennox and Shakespears Sister were busy picking up nominations in every available category. Like Lennox, Maguire has one of those extraordinary voices that can both belt it out and go silky-smooth; like Shakespears Sister, she's adding a gothic wash to mainstream pop. Last autumn's taster single, Ain't Nobody, was palpably odd for someone aimed squarely at the upper reaches of the charts, combining a melody that harked back to Celtic folk with state-of-the-art production. Sadly, though, it's by miles the most interesting four minutes on Light After Dark, which suggests Maguire is another startling talent whose every point of interest has been sandblasted off between being signed and getting her album out.